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Where does “unnoteworthiness” come from?

unnoteworthiness (English) comes from English unnoteworthy, from English noteworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ.

unnoteworthiness (English): The quality of being unnoteworthy

Definitions

  1. The quality of being unnoteworthy

Ancestry of “unnoteworthiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunnoteworthyNot noteworthy
2EnglishnoteworthyDeserving attention; notable; worthy of notice; A...
3English-worthyOf sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable...
4EnglishWorthy—
5English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
6EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
7Middle Englishgrisely—
8Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
9Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
10Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →